isle of man, jersey, guernsey etc are all independent little places that rule themselves, are not part of Britain, but have pledged allegiance to the British Crown. They belong to the Crown. The UK Government has no real say in these places. The reigning monarch is the ultimate Head of State, though all decisions he/she is asked to make will in fact be decided by the sitting Home Secretary. In the case of Jersey and Guernsey, their ruler since ancient times has been the Duke of Normandy. Due to William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy) making himself King of England, that title is currently held by the reigning Monarch of Britain, and is seperate from her role as Queen. Isle of Man is slightly different, has been ruled by several countries, but English King became Lord of Mann around the late 1300's, and that title passes on to the current Monarch. Britain does do the foreign affairs for Man, and defence for all three, but thats it. And what about Wells, Ely, and St Asaph?

If I were to award a New Years Honour it would go to the quizmaster who has to put up with all the nit-pickers and pedants who try to score measly little points over nothing. Quizzes are for light enjoyment, there are no prizes and people taking part should do so in good spirit and remember that all over the world people are taking part, not just in their little backyard.

Very surprised to get 100% on this. But the process of elimination can be quite effective. Clearly. I just started with the ones I knew and the ones I felt were right. At the end I was left with Aberdeen and Inverness, because I had doubts about which one was the northernmost of the two. Figured it had to be Inverness for some reason and I was right. Once again, I just surprised myself!

I got all 36 and I'm Assyrian, working on my 3rd millennium. hehehe Actually got 16/21 first shot. Clean sweep in Wales, NIR, Isle of Man and Scotland. Hardly any point of reference beyond what I pick up watching the Premier League here in the States.